Robert Redford

The public-private partnership that is promoting tourism to the U.S. is tapping another entertainment icon to help lure international visitors. Brand USA announced that actor and director Robert Redford will narrate a 3-D, giant-screen film that will be released in February for theaters around the world, featuring the country’s national parks. Brand USA, financed by donations and fees charged to international visitors, launched in 2012 with billboards, newspaper and magazine ads, radio spots and an anthem by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash. The latest effort, a $10-million film to be shown in IMAX movie theaters, is dubbed “National Parks Adventure,” featuring scenes...

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The public-private partnership that is promoting tourism to the U.S. is tapping another entertainment icon to help lure international visitors.
Brand USA announced that actor and director Robert Redford will narrate a 3-D, giant-screen film that will...

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Robert Redford's Sundance Cinemas is putting itself up for sale.
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Dave cuts right to the chase with his question: "Who decides and who pays for it when someone gets a Hollywood Walk of Fame star?"
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